A series of coordinated exams of 825 investment advisors by 45 state and provincial securities examiners between Jan. 1 through June 30 of this year uncovered 3,543 deficiencies in 13 compliance areas.

Just as the Pennsylvania Securities Commissioner was warning members of a House subcommittee on Tuesday to not trump states’ authority in potentially requiring an SRO for advisors, the newly christened NASAA president was beating the same drum miles away.